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Barcelona maintained their four point lead at the top of La Liga tonight, as they played to a 1-1 draw with their nearest rivals Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium. However, the Catalan giants will feel unlucky to be returning home without all three points after a refereeing error cost them a clear goal in the first half. The controversy occurred …

World Cup qualification sees the Premier League taking it’s second hiatus of the season already and fans will be looking forward to a resumption of play at the weekend. While we wait, reports and rumours continue to emerge of potential targets for the league’s top clubs. Right now, it seems to be the turn of Manchester United, who appear to …

Arsenal’s transfer strategy finally kicked into gear this week. Although Arsenal had been expected to sign Shkodran Mustafi for a number of weeks, their move for Deportivo de La Coruna’s Lucas Perez came as a surprise to long standing observers of the Gunners. However, Arsene Wenger’s transfer activity may not be finished yet, after reports in Italy claimed that the Arsenal have registered …

Arsenal began their Premier League campaign on Sunday, suffering a 4-3 defeat at home to a rampant Liverpool side. Pre-season injuries to defensive duo Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista meant that Wenger, was forced to form a makeshift defence with 20-year-old debutant Rob Holding – a summer signing from League One side Bolton – partnering fellow countryman Calum Chambers in the …

Arsenal fans have suffered yet another terrible transfer season as Gunners’ boss Arsene Wenger has been as frugal as ever with the purse strings. After a summer of watching the London club’s main Premier League rivals all strengthen their squad with some of the biggest names in European football, Gooners have had to settle for Granit Xhaka and two relative …

Arsenal’s hunt for an experienced centre-back has finally taken a positive turn as it is being reported that Valencia have begun seeking a replacement for Gunners target Shkodran Mustafi. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been having a torrid time of late as he attempts to prepare his squad for the looming Premier League season. Injuries to both Per Mertesacker and …

Although Arsenal could do with reinforcements at both ends of the pitch at present, The Telegraph have announced that the Gunners are set to stall their striker search with a defensive signing now their top priority. Many felt that Arsene Wenger could do with a new centre back as soon as the transfer window opened. However, with Per Mertesacker and …

With Sky Sports confirming that Per Mertesacker’s knee problem will rule him out of action for five months, leaving Calum Chambers and Rob Holding as the only backup centre-backs, Arsenal are in a hurry to find a new defensive partner for Laurent Koscielny. According to reliable Norwegian journalist and former Bundesliga star Jan Aage Fjortoft, Arsenal want to replace one …

Middlesbrough are looking to make a statement on their return to the Premier League this term and the recruitment of Valencia forward Alvaro Negredo certainly shows their intent. Following the completion of the paperwork, the Spanish forward will join the club on a season-long loan, marking his return to the Premier League after a previous stint at Manchester City. The 30-year-old …

I went to see the Mona Lisa once at the Louvre in Paris and the main component of my memory around it is a sense of disappointment. While it is a masterpiece, there is no denying that, I just felt that Leonardo Da Vinci could have done better with his fumatto technique. While Leonardo himself might take umbrage with my …

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville’s first foray into management lasted less than four months, as he was today sacked by Spanish side Valencia. Gary Neville sackedBREAKING NEWS: Valencia sack Gary Neville – Plenty more reaction on #SSNHQ right now or here: http://skysports.tv/OIaNcb Posted by Sky Sports on Wednesday, 30 March 2016 The 41 year old arrived at the Mestalla …

Spanish side Valencia appear keen to recruit the services of soon to be unemployed Premier League manager Manuel Pellegrini. Pellegrini is a man out of work at the end of the season as Manchester City have already announced that the Chilean manager will be replaced at the Etihad Stadium by current Bayern Munich boss, Pepe Guardiola. The 62 year has been …

“Donkey, donkey,” chanted the furious Mestalla crowd as Gary Neville’s Valencia humiliated themselves once again in a 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo on Sunday night. The fans are angry – they are angry at Neville, they are angry at owner Peter Lim and they are angry at the players. Simply put, the club is a hotbed of rage at the moment. Sky …

As tedious as the January transfer window was, this year’s practice of managers finding new clubs in February is proving far more entertaining. Firstly, the elephant in the room. José Mourinho is going to be at Manchester United next season, and as soon as we all accept that, the happier we’ll be. Reports overnight in El Confidencial and from Sky Sports’ Guillem …

Valencia boss Gary Neville is quickly discovering that the managerial dugout is a world away from the relative comfort zone of the Sky Sports studio. His side lost once again at the weekend, this time at home to struggling Sporting Gijón, to make it zero wins in eight games for the man who was brought in to revitalise Valencia’s season. To …